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Situated within the Parc Olympique area (see Parc Olympique), these 60 acres of greenery provide fun and leisure in the east of the city. Facilities here include a 9-hole golf course in summer and a winter ice-skating rink that is floodlit at night.

At this magnificent vantage point, overlooking the St Lawrence River, Alfred Laliberté, a Montréal sculptor, has created bronze memorials to many famous Canadians, including one of Sir George-Étienne Cartier, whose signature is on the Confederation Act of 1867. From here there are great views of the Séminaire de Québec.

A former rail track has now been turned into a 200-km (125-mile) hiking, cycling and cross-country ski trail. The train once took weekenders to the Laurentian mountains from Montréal at the southern end to Mont-Laurier on the northern extreme.

This historic area originated from the drama of the Lachine Rapids, which prevented early explorers, settlers, traders and the military from continuing farther west. It now includes the communities of Lachine, LaSalle and Verdun, minutes from downtown Montréal. Boasting the most popular cycle path in Canada and 100 km (60 miles) of trails, the district is also home to the Lachine National Historic Fur Trading Museum.

These are two of the fastest growing adventure sports throughout Québec, with a bevy of challenges available outside both cities. The vast mountainous expanses are overseen by Sépaq (Parks Québec).

Indoor arenas in summer and outdoor city parks and lakes in winter provide numerous ice-skating options in both cities, while snowshoeing is reserved for larger tracts of land such as Parc du Mont-Royal in Montréal.

There are more than 30 indoor pools in the Montréal area, including Olympic-size facilities at Parc Olympique (see Parc Olympique). In summer there is a beach on Ile Notre-Dame, south of Vieux-Port.

The entire city turns out for this 65-km (40-mile) bicycle race.

The largest youth hockey tournament in the world.